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2015 Income Scenarios

The tables below detail income scenarios for representative household types.

Household income is assessed in social welfare dependent scenarios and in employed scenarios. In employed scenarios household income is comprised of income from work (at the rate of the national minimum wage €8.65 per hour) and any relevant social welfare entitlements.

For pensioners, household income is based on the State Contributory or Non Contributory Pension.